Re: High-res icon

[Ben Abbott]

On Aug 9, 2012, at 6:14 PM, Michael Goffioul wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 11:09 PM, Ben Abbott <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> On Aug 9, 2012, at 3:38 PM, Michael Goffioul wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 7:36 PM, Ben Abbott <address@hidden> wrote:
>> On Aug 9, 2012, at 1:12 PM, Tim Eager wrote:
>> 
>> > Anybody know where I can find a higher-resolution (256x256) icon for use 
>> > on a
>> > Win7 desktop?  The included file doesn't upscale well... Thanks
>> >
>> 
>> 
>> For MacOS a 512x512 icon is needed.  I've added a bug report.
>> 
>>         https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?37062
>> 
>> As Jordi answered in the bug report, can't you generate what you need using 
>> the original SVG version?
>> 
>> Michael.
> 
> I tried converting the svg to a png, but I lost the "O". The result is 
> attached.
> 
>       convert -background none -resize 512x512 "octave-logo.svg" fubar.png
> 
> Is there a reliable approach to convert from svg to png with a transparent 
> background?
> 
> Ben
> 
> Would this be suitable for you? I've simply opened the SVG file into 
> gimp-2.8, specified the target size, then exported to PNG.
> 
> Michael.
>  
> 
> <octave-logo-512.png>

Yes. that is perfect!
Thanks
Ben